Wind-shield.



P. KNIGHT.

Y WIND SHIELD. Arrnlouxox rI'Lnn 20.13, 1911.`

1,047,817. L Patented Dec. 17,191.2.

UNITED STATES PATENtI." oEEIoE.

FRANK KNIGHT, F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. y

WIND-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee.17,1 91 2.

I Application led December 12, 1911. Serial No. 665,230.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK KNIGHT, a

citizen 4of the Unitedl States, residing at New Haven, county of New Haven, State of 5 Connecticut, have-invented an Improvement in Wind-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its objectto pro-v vide a simple and inexpensive wind-shield and supporting means therefor which will permit the shield to be raised or lowered bodily and to be swung at any desired angle while raised or lowered and to be lock'ed lat any vertical adjustment or angle of 1nclination by a simple `but effective locking.

30 carrying frame detached, a raised position of the shield being indicated by dotted lines; Fig; 3 a detail plan view on an enlarged scale,'showing one end ofthe shield and the locking clamp, the-standard being in sections; Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations from different points of view of one of the hubcastings; and Fig. 6 is a detail view showing an end of one of the apron rods and a lniob.

40 10 denotes the wind shield which is vertically adjust-able on standards 11 and which is furthermore capable of being adjusted obliquely at any desired angle with the t-op swung either inward or outward and when at any vfrtical adjustment within the limit of the standards. Bot-h' the vertical and the swinging adjustments are effected by means of lclamps 12, a clamp being preferably placed at each end ofthe wind shield. Each clamp comprises a metal strap 13 which is adapted to closely grip the standard (see Fig.A 3),- the ends of'said strap comprising outwardly extending eyes 14 having'a transverse hole through them. Each' end of the wind shield is provided with a pivot 15 which passes through both eyes and is threaded for engagement by a thumb nut 16. Tightening up the thumb nut causes the strap to grip the standard tightlyand lock the wind shield at any height upon the standard and also through its engagement with the outer "eye to lock the ,wind shield.' at any. angle of swinging/adjustment, as

indicated in Fig. 1.

It should be understood that the invention is not limited to any special `framework foi' supporting the windshield.v In the present instance I have shown the standards as. bent forward and downward below the Wind shield, then straight downward and as provided at Atheir ends with'attaching lates 17 which are bent to correspond wit the angle of the -upwardly inclinedforward `end of the f loor of a car (see'dotted lines in Fig. 1) to which they are'securely fastened by bolts or scr'ews.

`18 denotes stay rods which are connected tothe standards at the top and extend forward and downward andare connected by' means of brackets 19 to plates 2O which'are themselvesibolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the dashboard or to the front of the car. The upper brackets 19 are shown as provided with holders 21 which are det-achably engaged by` lamps 22.

23 denotes braces extending obliquely bei tween the standards and the 4stay rods.

The standards, stay rods and braces are ordinarily made of tubing and are connected together by suitable hub castings 24 and 25, with which the braces have threaded engagement.

26 and 27 denote cross rods extending respectively betweenvthe two hub castings 24 and the two hub castings 25, and 28 an apron carried by said rods and extending from the top of the dashboard or front of a car backward and upward'obliquely to the standards. The function of this apron is to shut out air currents, e. to prevent them from passing between the dashboard or car front and the wind shield, adjustment of the wind shield enabling the oc' cupants of the front seat to secure any desired amount of ventilation While at the same time their faces will be protected. For exaniple-when the wind-shield is adjusted at a position-approximating either the full line or dotted position in Fig. 1, the' air will pass over the apron andlmd! the shield thereby cooling the assengers and at the same time leaving t eir faces protected.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. Anjmprovement in wind shields cornprising upright standards, stay rods Iconnected with the upper ends of -said standards, said stay rods being curved forwardly and downwardly, means for rigidly securing the lower ends of said `standards and y'sai stay rods to a ,vehicle body, an inclined apron supported between said standards and said stay rods, a panel section, and means engaging said standards for supporting said `panel section, said 'supporting means including means for vadjusting the height and inclinationl of said panel sect-ion with relation to said apron.

-2. An improvement in Wind shields com` prising upright standards, stay rods connected with the upper ends of said standards, said stay rods being curved forwardly and downwardly, means for rigidly securin 0 the lower ends or" said standards. and said stay rods to a vehicle body, cross rods carred by said standards' and said stay rods respectively, an-inclined apron supported at its edgesby said cross rods, a anel section, and means engaging said stan ards for supportingsaid panel section, said supporting means including means for adjusting the height and inclination of said panel section with relation to said a ron.

3. An improvement 1n windshields comprising upright standards, stay rods connected with the upper ends of said standards, said stay rods being curved forwardly and downwardly, means for rigidly securing the lowerends of said standards and sai stay lrods to Va vehicle body, inclined brace rodsA connecting said standards and said stay rods, an inclined'apro'n supported between said standards and said stay rods, a Janel section, and means engaging said stan 4ards for supporting said panel section, said supporting means including means for adjusting the height 'and inclina-tion bf said panel section with relation to said apron.'

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK KNIGHD.

Witnesses:

S. W. ATHnn'roN, U. L. CoA'rss. 

